• usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlOP
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    The article talks about more than just working conditions. For instance

    While the larger poultry industry in neighboring Arkansas has given rise to worker centers and advocacy groups that push back against unsafe conditions, Oklahoma’s still sizable immigrant workforce has less support

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    Immigrant workers are often less inclined than native-born workers to report unsafe working conditions or injuries because they fear losing their jobs or being deported, said Jose Oliva, the campaigns director for the HEAL Food Alliance, a coalition of organizations that represent food industry workers.

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    “This industry is really skilled at constantly seeking out who is the most vulnerable or exploitable population, and how do we bring them in,” Stuesse said.

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      1 month ago

      So, as I suspected: some copy editor juiced the headline to generate more clicks

      Edit: thanks for the clarification

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            Read more? Like I don’t get what you’re missing here. They gave you multiple examples of why the article is specifically about how immigrants are more vulnerable to abuse and injury. It’s kind of central to the point

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              I’m clearly not the one here who has trouble understanding what they read

              And because I don’t wish to continue this childish argument, you’re blocked